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Psychological conditions of patients whose infertility treatment was postponed due to the novel coronavirus pandemic lockdown

Yeni Koronavirüs Salgını Kapanma Süreci Nedeniyle İnfertilite Tedavisi Ertelenen Hastaların Psikolojik Durumları

Emre Günakan(Baskent University School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ankara, Turkey)0000-0001-8854-8190
Aytaç Tohma(Baskent University School of Medicine, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ankara, Turkey)0000-0001-9418-4733
Gamze Özçürümez(Baskent University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Ankara, Turkey)0000-0002-3548-5517
Göğşen Önalan(Baskent University School of Medicine, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ankara, Turkey)0000-0003-3446-3751
Tayfun Cok(Baskent University School of Medicine, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Adana, Turkey)0000-0003-1244-7419
Hulusi Zeyneloglu(Baskent University School of Medicine, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ankara, Turkey)0000-0002-0289-2642
Pages
289–293
Publication Date
2021-12-31
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Conclusion: Infertile patients will be more prone to depression and anxiety, and it should be noted that potential treatment postponements may increase their depression and anxiety.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Aim: In this study, we planned to examine the psychological status of patients who were required to postpone their infertility treatment, by means of an online survey.
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Key Findings & Data:Results: Mean scores of BDI and HAM-A in the whole group were 39.2(25-67) and 22.1(11-45), respectively.
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Conclusion & Impact:Conclusion: Infertile patients will be more prone to depression and anxiety, and it should be noted that potential treatment postponements may increase their depression and anxiety.
🔬Design:Survey & Empirical Study
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⚙️Variables:Beck Depresyon Envanteri · Hamilton anksiyete derecelendirme ölçeği · infertilite tedavisi

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Aim: In this study, we planned to examine the psychological status of patients who were required to postpone their infertility treatment, by means of an online survey. Methods: Sixty patients who were in the follow-up were informed and an access link of online survey, which included questions about age, infertility status, Beck’s depression inventory(BDI) and Hamilton’s anxiety rating scale (HAM-A), were sent to them. Three different grouping systems were used based on (i-) age, (ii-) fertility treatment status and (iii-) indications for assisted reproduction technology treatment. Results: Mean scores of BDI and HAM-A in the whole group were 39.2(25-67) and 22.1(11-45), respectively. In the evaluation of survey scores according to indications of fertility treatment, BDI scores were between 34.2-44.7 and there was no statistical significance between the groups (p:0.182). HAM-A scores were between 18.7-38.0 and there was no statistical significance between the groups (p:0.185). In addition, there was no statistical significance between groups for BDI and HAM-A (p: 0.962 and 0.423, respectively) according to patients’ ART treatment status at the time the 2019-nCoV outbreak began in our country. Conclusion: Infertile patients will be more prone to depression and anxiety, and it should be noted that potential treatment postponements may increase their depression and anxiety.

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Amaç: Bu çalışmada infertilite tedavisi ertelenen hastaların psikolojik durumlarını online anket aracılığıyla incelemeyi planladık.

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Günakan, E., Tohma, A., Özçürümez, G., Önalan, G., Cok, T., Zeyneloglu, H. (2021). Psychological conditions of patients whose infertility treatment was postponed due to the novel coronavirus pandemic lockdown. Acta Medica Alanya, Cilt: 5 Sayı: 3, 289–293. https://doi.org/10.30565/medalanya.896586

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